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Arab Newspapermen to Start Two-month Visit to the United States

September 7, 1960
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Six Arabian newspapermen are among 14 Moslem newspaper executives from the Middle East and Africa who will make a two-month visit to the United States, starting Thursday with a seminar at the American Press Institute of Columbia University.

The six Arabian news executives are from Jordan, Lebanon, and the United Arab Republic. Rockefeller and Ford Foundation grants are financing the program, designed for an exchange of professional information and increasing understanding between countries and peoples. Overseas travel funds for the participants are provided by the State Department.

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